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Two alumni from Youngstown State University — Presley Gillespie, president of Neighborhood Allies in Pittsburgh, and George Young, chief executive of Kalypso LP — will deliver commencement addresses and receive honorary degrees at Youngstown State University’s spring commencement May 6 in Beeghly Center.

State Rep. Tim Ginter of Salem, R-5th, has been appointed to the Ohio Commission on Fatherhood, which has the goals of giving opportunities for fathers to become better parents and providers, thus improving the health and well-being of children.

SAGA OF A RIVER: Lauren Schroeder, Youngstown State University professor emeritus, will speak on “The Saga of the Mahoning River” 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Vienna Township hall.

The WKBN 27 Caring for Our Community campaign honors the winners of this year’s Tom Holden Memorial Scholarship contest.

Community Legal Aid Services Inc., 11 Federal St., has received a neighborhood stabilization grant from the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation. This new funding will support community redevelopment legal assistance.